Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,265.28
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
68.7%
DfE review threshold: 78%
Reserves
20.6%
of income
In-year balance
+1.5%
of income
DfE scrutinises reserves above 20% of income. Current level: 20.6%.
16 October 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
993
Capacity
980 (101%)
Free school meals
18.1%
English additional lang.
14.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
Your school compared against 30 similar secondary schools in South East, matched by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Differences reflect school strategy and context, not performance.
DfE normal range: 5-20% of income
Phase-adjusted thresholds
Pupil trend + in-year balance
Self-generated income share
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
59.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.8
Mean salary
£49,529
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25 · 1,023 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE review threshold: 78% of income. | In-year balanceⓘIncome minus expenditure for the year, as a percentage of income. Negative means spending exceeded income. | ReservesⓘAccumulated surplus funds carried forward. Expressed as a percentage of annual income. | Reserves % | Per-pupil income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | £6.3m | £5.9m | £4.1m | 64.8% | +£447k | £738k | 11.6% | £6,418 |
| 2022/23 | £7.2m | £6.8m | £4.5m | 62.7% | +£409k | £1.1m | 15.9% | £7,186 |
| 2023/24 | £7.8m | £7.4m | £5.0m | 64.5% | +£427k | £1.6m | 20.2% | £7,744 |
| 2024/25 | £8.2m | £8.1m | £5.6m | 68.7% | +£121k | £1.7m | 20.6% | £8,265 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
Support staff
£813k
Premises
£566k
Other costs
£1.9m
5.3%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
3.3%
ICT
10.6%
Premises (total)
1.8%
Supply staff
4.5%
Catering
2.5%
Professional services
| Year | Progress 8ⓘMeasures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average. | Attainment 8ⓘAverage score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46. | Basics 9–4ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs. | Basics 9–5 | EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography. | Disadv. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | —* | 43.5 | 63.9% | 39.3% | 29.8% | — | 191 |
* Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25. This cohort's KS2 SATs (2018/19) were the last before COVID-19 disruptions, and the DfE determined the baseline was not reliable enough for progress measures. Learn more
| Year | FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally. | Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes. | Mean salary | Turnover | Vacancy rate | Sickness (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 55.7 | 17.7 | £41,196 | 7.4% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 57.2 | 17.3 | £42,793 | 15.7% | 0.0% | 11.6 |
| 2022/23 | 56.4 | 17.8 | £43,692 | 7.8% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2023/24 | 55.8 | 18.0 | £46,550 | 16.3% | 0.0% | 8.4 |
| 2024/25 | 59.1 | 16.8 | £49,529 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.0% | 4.4% | +2.6pp | 21.2% | 5.3% | 1.7% | 909 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 16.6% | 4.6% | 1.4% | 892 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 13.2% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 858 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 15.0% | 4.1% | 1.3% | 869 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 13.1% | 4.0% | 1.2% | 879 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 14.0% | 4.1% | 1.4% | 926 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.8% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 1,010 |
| 2021/22 | 9.2% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 28.3% | 7.2% | 2.0% | 1,016 |
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% | +0.8pp | 21.7% | 5.5% | 2.0% | 1,028 |
| 2023/24 | 8.0% | 6.6% | +1.4pp | 18.8% | 6.1% | 1.9% | 1,034 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 6.2% | +0.8pp | 14.8% | 5.6% | 1.3% | 1,023 |
16 October 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun 2016 | — | Requires improvement |